Kenji's Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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A classic, comforting grilled cheese sandwich made using Kenji's low-and-slow technique. By combining aged cheddar, Muenster, and a single slice of American cheese, you get a sandwich with rich, sharp flavor and an incredibly gooey, perfect cheese pull.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Melt butter and lightly toast the inside faces of your bread slices first. → Layer aged cheddar, American, and Muenster cheese on the toasted interior sides. → Grill the sandwich over low heat in plenty of butter, using a weight to ensure even contact. → Flip, add more butter, and grill until both sides are perfectly golden brown and the cheese is melted. → Salt the exterior, cut diagonally, and serve with mustard, hot sauce, and pickles.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Melt butter and lightly toast the inside faces of your bread slices first. → Layer aged cheddar, American, and Muenster cheese on the toasted interior sides. → Grill the sandwich over low heat in plenty of butter, using a weight to ensure even contact. → Flip, add more butter, and grill until both sides are perfectly golden brown and the cheese is melted. → Salt the exterior, cut diagonally, and serve with mustard, hot sauce, and pickles.
Introduction
A classic, comforting grilled cheese sandwich made using Kenji's low-and-slow technique. By combining aged cheddar, Muenster, and a single slice of American cheese, you get a sandwich with rich, sharp flavor and an incredibly gooey, perfect cheese pull.
Step 1
Melt a pat of unsalted butter in a square skillet or cast-iron pan over medium-low heat.
Step 2
Place the bread slices into the pan to toast their interior sides first, absorbing the melted butter.
Step 3
Remove the bread once the interior sides are lightly toasted. Layer the cheeses on the toasted side: first the aged cheddar, then the American cheese in the middle, and top with Muenster cheese. Close the sandwich.
Step 4
Add another pat of butter to the skillet, let it melt, and place the assembled sandwich back in the pan.
Step 5
Place a lightweight grill press (like a Chef's Press) on top of the sandwich to ensure even browning. Keep the heat low.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
The secret to a great melt is using one slice of American cheese. Its emulsifying salts help other flavorful cheeses like aged cheddar melt smoothly without separating into grease.
Toasting the interior sides of the bread first gives the cheese a head start on melting and adds extra buttery flavor inside the sandwich.
Always cook grilled cheese low and slow. Rushing the process with high heat will burn the bread before the cheese in the center is melted.
Instead of trying to spread cold butter on soft bread (which tears it), melt the butter directly in the pan and use the bread to mop it up.
If you use unsalted butter, sprinkling salt onto the toasted crusts right after cooking ensures the salt hits your tongue first, elevating the overall flavor.
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